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Jul 3rd, 2008 - 16:46:49 | Rebecca Lohman
Educatation materials

Hello am glad to hear from you, and appreciate the fact that you picked interest in our school and showed willingness to render support to our school through Uganda support organization.

The school is registered under makindye division small scale Business Company. It was registered in November 2002. We started up this company with an intention of up lifting the status of the under privileged youth and there by fight unemployment amongst the youth in our community. By providing technical skills to them and there fore make them to become self-reliant and create their own jobs to enable then earn a living.



We have students between the ages of 15-20 years who did not have the opportunity of continuing with school due to various circumstances.



So far we handled twenty five students who are registered but their so many of them out their who would need the same kind of support but due to limited potential we had to stop at that number for the mean time.



In our school we teach students the following subjects:

i) Mechanical engineering science.

ii) Mechanical engineering drawing.

iii) Electoral engineering science.

iv) Power production.

v) Automobile engines and prime movers.

vi) Production technology.

vii) Work shop administration.

viii) Brick laying and concert practice.

ix) Carpentry.



Kayemba Robert

Makindye division

Small scale business.




Jun 28th, 2008 - 18:55:18 | Rebecca Lohman


Hello Rebecca,
Thank you for your interest in helping women in uganda, Indeed many women here are in need and since they support the families, they need help in small businesses. Thank you for your interest in our poultry project, other women are very happy and many want to join us!!!! Other children responses to the questions are here:
Nakitende Susan

1. I would like to use clay for moulding plates and making images for rememberance.

2. I like computer works when am not in school

3. My special day is the day i meet a white student from USA. It was a great sunday morning, i had gone to church to pray and on my way i met mia a university student who had come for summer holidays in kampala. She greeted me and was smiling well. She talked to me softly and we went to church. After praying she asked me to go with her to the home. Reaching her home i was welcomed very well by her friends and was given pringles to eat. Late in the day they escoted me up to my place.

4. I would help my community by collecting garbage from the villages and teaching women how to get money from small businesses.

5. I would like to visit USA, LONDON and Norway

6. Am inspired by Doctors who work to help poor people in uganda.

7.Tamale Francis

Kiwanuka Bendicto

1. I would like to use clay for making pots to store drinking water.

2. I like brick laying when am not in school.

3. My special day was when i learnt to ride a bicycle. It was a monday morning, my mother had gone to the farm to dig. She used to refuse us to ride bicyles because she feared us to get hurt. That day my friend John brought the bicycle at home and he started to teach me. It was fun but my first trial i fell with the bicyle. Later i became strong and rode it well. It is a very sweat memory to me ever.

4. I would like to help my community by repairing their bicyles, motocyles and motorvehicles.

5. I would like to visit China to see how bicyles are made.

6. Am inspired by local people who work hard.

7. Kiganda mickey

NABUKEERA RACHEAL

1. I would use clay for making houses, and clinics for sick people.

2. I like singing when am not in school.

3.My special day is always the speech day at school. This speech day is always there at every end of the year. Children prepare good songs and drama for the parents. Am always involved in singing and usually take the lead. I feel excited when i sing and see parents happy. It makes me so proud to see people giving me attention.

4. I would like to help my community by fighting Poverty and AIDS through music.

5. I would like to visit England.

6. Am inspired by Celene dione, a canadian singer.

7. Nansamba Milly

NAGAWA GORRETH

1. I would like to use clay for buiding houses for poor people.

2. I like sewing when am not in school.

3.My special day was when i visited my aut in kampala. It was a great satday morning. We spent the previous night preparing for the journey to kampala. My mother had bought a good dress for me and my father bought for me a good house. It was special for me. I boarded the bus for my first time. It contained my people and the seats were very comfortable for me. I had never sat in such soft seats. The conductor asked us to show our tickets and then the bus set off. On the way the bus stopped and my mother bought roasted casava and meat for me. It was sweat, late in the evening we reached kampala a very busy city with alot of people, cars and tall buidings . It was a great day. My aut welcomed us and brought soda for us to drink.

4. I would like to help my community by digging and providing them with enough food.

5. I would like to visit USA.

6. Am inspired by mr. mukasa, a local tailor who designs good clothes.

7. Ssali Edward.

TAMALE DEUS

1. I would like to use clay for moulding cooking stoves and pots for storing water.

2.I like mechanical work when am not in school.

3. My special day was my first day to school. I felt happy to be dressed in a school uniform with a good bag and shoes, i liked the place because every child was dressed smartly. Our teacher was a good female teacher who gave me a good seat and told other children to sing for me a welcoming song.

4.. I would like to help my community by Repairing roads for them.

5.. I would like to visit kampala city.

6. Am inspired by mechanical engineers.

7. Namukasa Annet

MWASA HENRY

1. I would like to use clay for making bricks and building houses.

2. I like mechanical repairs and works when am not in school.

3. My special day was when i made bricks out of clay. That day we had been sent to fetch water with other children at school. When we reached the well, other children started playing and me and my friend Joseph we went an collected clay and started making bricks. We covered them and when we came back they were dry and looked liked bricks. I carried them up to home and every body was surprised to see them.

4.. I would like to help my community by laying more bricks for making good houses.

5.. I would like to visit New york city in USA.

6. Am inspired by motorvehical technicians.

7.Ssamula Robert.





Jun 28th, 2008 - 18:51:02 | Rebecca Lohman
Brenda has written a poposal for an employment empowerment project for women to be implemented to help the breadwinners of the households



Jun 28th, 2008 - 18:49:34 | Rebecca Lohman
Teachers are sending me the childrens questions through email



Jun 24th, 2008 - 10:23:07 | Rebecca Lohman


Hello Rebecca,
my name is Nakimbugwe mary, a teacher and member of Uganda Space. I and Brenda Nagawa we formed a group with other 20 women and want to start a poultry project. If there is any assistance given to us it will be good.

SSANGO JOACHIM


1) I would like to use clay for decorating houses, and making models.

2) My favourite thing to do when am not in school is painting.

3) My special day is when I went to a factory that makes paint in Kampala. I was just imagining how paint was made but now I could see all the processes. It was a Monday that all I can remember and it rained heavily, I found whites, well dressed in overall and focused on Job.

4) I would like to visit China, America and Kampala.

5) I would help my community by painting all their houses.

6) Am inspired by the paint makers and the founder of painting work.

7) Ssali flugy.



MATOVU FRED



1. I use clay for making bricks, ventilators and pots.

2. When am not at school I like computer work and construction works.

3. My special day is the day I sat around a computer. It was a Sunday morning; I had gone with my mother to Town to buy me shoes. When I saw machines like Televisions I told my mother that I want to see good Televisions in the shop, she told me that they were computers and paid for me to touch and sit around it. I liked it.

4. I would like to visit U.S.A and England.

5. I would help the community by teaching the disabled children how to use computers.

6. Am inspired by white people who make computers, I believe one day I will be able to make one too.

7. Nakitende Susan

Regards,

Nakimbugwe mary





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